A. Nony Mouse wrote:Kind of hard to know if the OP is serious or trolling based on the previous post, though. It was why I didn’t respond right away.

Wow, I wasn't trying to elicit that kind of reaction, but good job getting indignantly offended by a tongue in cheek joke about the OP's only other post, which was by itself ridiculous. I seriously doubt the person is real, which is why I wouldn't engage an otherwise perfectly valid question (although the video posted is a pretty clear example of perfectly fluent English that should never worry an ESL speaker).

If you're real OP, I'm sorry for making fun of your first ridiculous post. Your English is fine, and you shouldn't worry about it.

If my instincts are right, then I stand by making fun of your otherwise somewhat valid question.

(Probably no need to quote you Nony, but I think you're the only one who saw this the same way I did).

If I had just heard your voice without seeing your appearance, I may not have noticed your accent. But when I see that you are Asian, I feel like I can hear a definite accent. Maybe it's just suggestive perception. But don't worry. Prior to Trump, we were a country that embraced foreign cultures, and after Trump, it may no longer be beneficial to sound like an American.

PanjandrumOfReason wrote:If I had just heard your voice without seeing your appearance, I may not have noticed your accent. But when I see that you are Asian, I feel like I can hear a definite accent. Maybe it's just suggestive perception. But don't worry. Prior to Trump, we were a country that embraced foreign cultures, and after Trump, it may no longer be beneficial to sound like an American.

Also, your grammar and pronunciation are perfect. Good luck!

Even when people hear my voice without seeing my appearance, I think I definitely have an accent. At least I do not sound 100% like white native speaker. That's what im worried about. And we are not talking about professions like engineers, accountants, etc. We are talking about 'lawyer'.. which I think language skill is all that matters..

Dude, your English is excellent. I can’t say no one anywhere *ever* will have a problem with your very very minimal accent, but anyone who does is an asshole. And while there are lots of assholes in law, this particular kind of assholery is not going to be widespread (given how stone cold fluent you appear overall).

Also Panjandrum’s post is weird and slightly creepy. You have an accent or you don’t. Only hearing your accent when they see you’re Asian is kind of disturbing (as is the idea that you’re somehow less “American” with an accent or that Trump has managed to change American culture about this kind of thing).

A. Nony Mouse wrote:Dude, your English is excellent. I can’t say no one anywhere *ever* will have a problem with your very very minimal accent, but anyone who does is an asshole. And while there are lots of assholes in law, this particular kind of assholery is not going to be widespread (given how stone cold fluent you appear overall).

Also Panjandrum’s post is weird and slightly creepy. You have an accent or you don’t. Only hearing your accent when they see you’re Asian is kind of disturbing (as is the idea that you’re somehow less “American” with an accent or that Trump has managed to change American culture about this kind of thing).